Peter Lee, Giroux's GM with the Berlin Polar Bears, told QMI Agency that Giroux was not "feeling right" after taking a high elbow to the head last week, but that the move was precautionary, and that they hoped to have him back soon.

"He got hit in the neck area and was feeling a little funny,” Lee told the Sun on Tuesday.

“Without even thinking, we wanted to double-check because we weren’t going to push him.

“You know how it is with players, we didn’t want him to make the decision, we want to make sure he’s going to be fine. He’s out for the week anyway. Rather than sitting around we might as well be pro-active so we’ve sent him back so we know everything is all right.”